May 6, 2010 - Hundreds of “remote presence” robots are extending medical expertise and care throughout the country, roaming hospital corridors and emergency rooms on their three wheels and occasionally wearing white lab coats – and sometimes military fatigues.
April 29, 2010 - How is your company doing? Nearly two-thirds of industrial America thinks they’re doing at least okay and will be doing even better shortly. How are they doing it? Many are using a sales force that works 24/7, doesn’t ask for a raise and doesn’t need a company car.
April 29, 2010 - With a well-deserved reputation as a center of heavy manufacturing, Michigan is perhaps less known as being well-equipped to prosper in the new economy powered by science and technology. Corp! acknowledged cutting-edge companies with headquarters or a strong presence in the state at its inaugural Business of Science and Technology Awards breakfast on April 20, 2010.
April 15, 2010 - Have you ever received a document that you thought might have been translated (poorly) from, say, Sanskrit? More and more people in a position to do something about it are making plain, clear language a priority in government and business.
April 8, 2010 - There’s a lot of talk these days about companies “going green.” Incandescent light bulbs have given way to compact fluorescents. Motion detectors are turning lights on only when people are present. They’re small but important first steps. The real indicators of a green, or sustainable, economy are when good intentions can be applied to the bottom line.
March 18, 2010 - Online marketing promotions may seem to be everywhere — and they are. Most of them are created and managed by the company that was the first to make them work as a start-up in 1999. Click here to win — er, to read more...
March 4, 2010 - One Midwest university has jumped down from its ivory tower to train graduate-level entrepreneurs from across campus how to succeed in their own businesses. Here's how it happens.
Feb. 18, 2010 - S2 Yachts and Energetx Composites demonstrate resiliency, entrepreneurship – and a willingness to change.
Feb. 18, 2010 - In an economy like this, it is important to remember that there are businesses that are surviving, thriving and growing in the state of Michigan. Corp! magazine set out to honor those companies that are doing just that. Selected by our readers, they are the annual Best of Michigan Business honorees, and we applaud them.
Jan./Feb. 2010 - It’s all business when you go into Detroit Mayor Dave Bing’s office in the City-County Building in Detroit. Staff and communications directors are ready and waiting to shuttle you into his office. Inside, a comfortable room greets you with comfy, stuffed seating at one end, a sleeves-up working table in another area and the mayor’s desk at the other end.